MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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